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<< Our Photo Pages >> Lower Boscaswell Fougou - Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House) in England in Cornwall

Submitted by enkidu41 on Monday, 15 November 2004  Page Views: 16598

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 29.3 km away from the location you searched for.

County: Cornwall Type: Souterrain (Fogou, Earth House)
Nearest Town: St. Just  Nearest Village: Lower Boscaswell
Map Ref: SW37673484  Landranger Map Number: 203
Latitude: 50.155434N  Longitude: 5.673939W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
2 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
2 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
3 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
4

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TheCaptain visited on 10th Jun 2023 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Dropping down from Carn Kenidjack, and after a slight detour to refresh myself at The North Inn, I head towards the coast and look for the Lower Boscaswell Fougou. Not being able to find it initially, I cheat and look it up on the portal. Ah, through the cow field and round the other side, over a stile and there it is. These days theres just a small chamber like space behind the opening, and daylight can be seen up a smaller side passage. Such a large stone area here, makes me wonder how big this might have once been. I'd better get on with my walk as time is getting on, and I have been getting further off route, so no time to try find the Pendeen one.

Catrinm visited on 14th Feb 2020 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 Not hard to find, quite damaged

lucasn visited on 13th Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

lucasn visited on 13th Oct 2018 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 4

coin visited - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 4

Catrinm Bladup ocifant cazzyjane have visited here

Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 3.2 Ambience: 3.8 Access: 4

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Lower Boscaswell Fogou. (Vote or comment on this photo)
This ruinous above-ground fougou in the far west of Cornwall is covered by a large overgrown earth and stone bank. All that remains of the main passage is a stretch just over 2 metres long with height and width each about 1.8 metres. The passage opens to the west and the chamber is still covered by two large capstones. A roofed 1.48 metre long creep passage opens off to the south-west.
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Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Looking out to sea from inside Lower Boscaswell Fogou. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by cazzyjane : Lower Boscaswell Fogou on a baking September day 2010, (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by TheCaptain : Looking in what is now the main entrance (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : The massive curved walls of the attached settlement. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Looking up the creepy entrance. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Lower Boscaswell Fogou.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by cazzyjane : September 2010. (1 comment)

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by cazzyjane : Lower Boscaswell Fogou. With at least 17ft of the chamber now destroyed but still worth a visit in this splendid location.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by TheCaptain : The position of Lower Boscaswell Fougou seen across the wastes of the old Geevor tin mine. I have added a little red arrow to show the position.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by TheCaptain : Looking at the little side passage entrance from the outside

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by TheCaptain : Looking to the outside through the little side passage

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by TheCaptain : Inside what is left of the underground passage.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by TheCaptain : Not being able to find it initially, I cheat and look it up on the portal. Ah, through the cow field and round the other side, over a stile and there it is.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Antonine : 2018 (2 comments)

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Antonine

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Antonine

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by lucasn : The entrance to the now much damaged fogou

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Catrinm : LB fogou 14 Feb 2020

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Boscaswell fogou.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : The remaining lintels.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : The curved walls of the settlement.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Boscaswell fogou.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Looking out to sea, it could be worse.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Part of a hut that once stood in this ruined settlement.

Lower Boscaswell Fougou
Lower Boscaswell Fougou submitted by Bladup : Boscaswell fogou.

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Lower Boscaswell Fogou by lucasn on Saturday, 01 December 2018
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Guided Walk - Ancient Archaeology, Boscaswell Farm, 19th July 2009 by Andy B on Thursday, 02 July 2009
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Guided Walk - Ancient Archaeology

When: Sun 19 July 13.00-15.30

Description: A guided walk of the National Trust owned Boscaswell Farm to look at ancient and historic monuments, including the enigmatic iron age fogou. This will be followed by a visit to a second fogou at nearby Pendeen Manor. The walk will be led by National Trust Archaeological Warden Paul Bonnington on behalf of Geevor Tin Mine. £5 includes a half-price voucher for site entrance.

Organiser: Geevor Tin Mine

Telephone: 01736 788662

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